1. A new venture

   • P. Rama Rao

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 1

2. Editorial

   • N. Mukunda

   Departments Pages: 4 - 6

3. Origin (?) of the universe

   • Jayant V. Narlikar

   Series Article Pages: 7 - 13

4. Life: Complexity and diversity

   • Madhav Gadgil

   Series Article Pages: 14 - 19

5. Algorithms

   • R. K. Shyamasundar

   Series Article Pages: 20 - 27

6. Fascinating organic transformations: Rational mechanistic analysis

   • Subramania Ranganathan

   Series Article Pages: 28 - 33

7. Geometry

   • Kapil H. Paranjape

   Series Article Pages: 34 - 39

8. Know your chromosomes

   • Vani Brahmachari

   Series Article Pages: 40 - 47

9. Know your personal computer

   • S. K. Ghoshal

   Series Article Pages: 48 - 55

10. Learning organic chemistry through natural products

    • N. R. Krishnaswamy

    Series Article Pages: 56 - 62

11. The honeybee dance-language controversy

    • Raghavendra Gadagkar

    General Article Pages: 63 - 70

12. Fermat’s last theorem

    • C. S. Yogananda

    General Article Pages: 71 - 79

13. What’s new in computers

    • Vijnan Shastri

    Feature Article Pages: 80 - 85

14. Nature watch

    • M. D. Subash Chandran

    Feature Article Pages: 86 - 89

15. Molecule of the month

    • Uday Maitra

    Feature Article Pages: 90 - 91

16. Classroom

    • G. Venkatesh
    • Uday Maitra

    Departments Pages: 92 - 97

17. Think it over

    • J. Chandrasekhar
    • Uday Maitra

    Departments Pages: 98 - 100

18. Ring of three gallium atoms displays aromatic character

    • Photon Rao

    Research News Pages: 101 - 101

19. Clash of the titans

    • Sanjeev Galande

    Research News Pages: 102 - 104

20. Discovery of the top quark

    • R. Ramachandran

    Research News Pages: 104 - 107

21. Factoring fermat numbers

    • C. E. Veni Madhavan

    Research News Pages: 108 - 108

22. Book Review

    • Kapil H. Paranjape
    • Dilip P. Patil
    • S. Mahadevan

    BookReview Pages: 109 - 117

23. Books received

    Announcement Pages: 118 - 118

24. India to host 1996 International Mathematical Olympiad

    • C. R. Pranesachar

    Information and Announcements Pages: 119 - 120

25. 1994 Fields Medals

    Information and Announcements Pages: 120 - 121

26. Acknowledgements

    Acknowledgments Pages: 124 - 124